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P E 
culis are good for all cold 
Difeafes of the Breaft, fpr 
Pains of the Stomach, and 
Obftrinftions of the Bow- 
els ; for Difeafes of the 
Reins, Bidder, Womb and 
Breaft. They are good for 
Pains of the Head, Giddi- 
nefs, the Falling-ficknefs, 
Convuilions, the Pa!fie,an 
Afthma, for Coughs, the 
Jaudife , and a Droplie. 
They expel Wind, provoke 
Urine and the Courfes, ha- 
ften Delivery , and expel 
Gravel. A Decoiftion of 
them is good for the Hip- 
Gout. Take of Opopanax 
one Dram, of Spike-Nard 
powder’d half a Scruple, 
of Diagridium fourGrainsj 
with Syrup of Staecha’s 
make Pills : Thefe Pills 
purge Flegm. 
PdlttOCP of Spain, in 
Latin Pygrethrum. *Tis rec- 
kon’d an excellent Reme- 
dy for the Palfie of the 
Tongue , and Lofs of 
Speech. The Root is very 
biting, and hot. Being 
chew’d in the Mouth, it 
cures the Pain in the 
Teeth. 
pound 
P E 
Latin Piper Rotundum Ni~ 
grum. Itggrows in moft of 
the Provinces of India, e- 
fpecially Malaca, Java and 
Sumetra. There is fo much 
of it in thofe Places, that it 
ferves the whole World. 
The Plant is fo weak, that 
it cannot ftand by it felf ; 
and if it has no Tree to 
climb upon, it falls to the 
Ground like the Hops. 
White in 
Latin Piper Pptundum Al- 
bum. There is no diffe- 
rence betwixt the Plants, 
as there is none betwixt 
the Vines that bring White 
and Red Grapes. All forts 
of Pepper heat, provoke 
Urine, concoiftand difcufs, 
being taken inwardly ; and 
ufed outwardly, they take 
off the Shaking Cold Fit of 
Agues, and are good for 
the Biting of Venomous 
Creatures. Pepper haftens 
Delivery, and is fuppos’d 
to hinder Conception, be- 
ing applied after Copula- 
tion . ’Tis good for Coughs, 
and all Difeafes of the 
Breaft. Mix’d with Ho- 
ny ’tis beft for a Quinfie. 
It takes off the Gripes, be- 
ing taken with the tender 
Leaves 
